Green Tip: Make your own

skin care line at home!

One of the easiest ways to go green is to stop buying prepackaged products and to opt for home-made alternatives. You can do this by using simple, natural ingredients in your pantry.

At-home beauty products have been popular for ever, but many dermatologists have in the past argued against them because there is no way to get them approved by the FDA. Although this is true, new skin care specialists have come up with recipes that people can trust.

The book Beauty by Rona Berg has dermatologist tested recipes that are simple to make and helpful the enviornment. Furthermore, Berg lists ingredients that are both bad and good for your skin, so if decide to experiment with your own recipe, you will know what ingredients to avoid and to use.



Here is a recipe from Berg's book that is a great alternative buying prepackaged products that may or may not contain harmful ingredients.

Curds and Clay

4 tablespoons clay
2 teaspoons plain yogurt
4 teaspoons water
2 drops tea tree or geranium oil
(or boil fresh thyme in water and replace the water above with 4 teaspoons thyme water)

1. mix ingredients to form a paste
2. apply to your face with clean fingers
3. leave on face for 15 minutes
4. rinse off with warm water

This recipe was developed by top dermatologists and beauty specialist working with Berg, but the best thing about it how environmentally friendly it is. Developing your own recipe at home is a fantastic way to eliminate the amount of packaged products you buy at the store. This is a green beauty tip that is extremely simple to do and yet can go a long way for saving the enviornment.